Ferne Clyffe Trails

is an easy 0.25-mile hike. A plaque
dedicated to Emma Rebman marks the beginning of the trail. This
trail also provides foot access to a designated climbing/rappelling area.

2. Goreville
Boy ScoutTrail

is a steep trail that connects the park to the nearby town of
Goreville. This 0.5-mile trail is moderately difficult.

3. Hawk's
Cave Trail

is an easy 0.5-mile trail that leads visitors past one of the largest
shelter bluffs in Illinois.

4. Big Rocky Hollow Trail

is an easy hike with a round-trip distance of 0.75-mile. the trail
leads to a 100-foot tall intermittent waterfall.

5. Waterfall Trail

is a moderately difficult 0.75-mile hike that begins a Derr Ridge Campground
and also leads to the waterfall.

6. Blackjack Oak
Trail

is a moderately difficult 1-mile trail that offers impressive vistas.
It leads hikers up two steep-climbs from the lake to the Hillside picnic
area.

7. Ferne
Clyffe Lake Trail

is an easy 1-mile hike that provides anglers with an opportunity to get
close to the banks of the lake.

8. Round Bluff Nature Preserve Trail

is a 1-mile moderately difficult trail that leads hikers past rare plants
and impressive rock formations. This is a nature preserve, and hiking
is restricted to the designated trail only.

9. Happy Hollow Backpack Trail

is a 0.5-mile trek to the primitive backpack campground.

10. Happy Hollow
Trail

is a difficult 5-mile trail that winds through woods and old fields
and includes several steep climbs.

11. Happy Hollow Horse Trail

is an 8-mile equestrian route accessible from the horseback
campground. Portions of the trail are shared by hikers and horseback
riders. Horses should be kept on the equestrian-designated trials
only. The trail is closed to horses from Nov. 1 to April 30.

12. River to River Trail

cuts across southern Illinois from the Ohio River to the Mississippi River,
passes through Ferne Clyffe State Park offering 8 miles of moderately
difficult terrain. The trail is marked with white diamonds with a blue
"I" in the center. The portion of the trail that passes
through Ferne Clyffe is open to foot traffic and horses only, and the
trail is closed from Nov. 1 - April 30. No motorized vehicles or
bicycles are allowed on any Ferne Clyffe trails.

13. Cedar Bluff
Trail

is a 2-mile hiking trail rated as moderate in difficulty. A
short hike on Cedar Bluff trails leads to a scenic vista atop Cedar
Bluff. For those interested in a longer hike, the trail proceeds from
the vista along the ridge top then descends the bluff and intersects with
the Bobcat Loop Trail.

14. Cedar Bluff Climber's Access
Trail

is an easy 0.5-mile hike that provides foot access to various climbs at a
designated climbing/rappelling area, located at the southwest end of Cedar
Bluff. Foot access only is allowed.